Saturday, December 20, 2014

Christmas Novena : Day 4 : Official Plenary Indulgence

Glory be to the Father and tothe Son and to the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is nowand ever shall be, world withoutend.Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heavenHallowed be Thy Name;Thy kingdom come,Thy will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us;and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Day 3 Prayers

The Holy Nativity.

O most sweet infant Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary in

Bethlehem, wrapped in poor swaddling clothes, laid

in the manger, glorified by angels, and visited by

shepherds.

Have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 0 Lord. Have mercy on us.

O Jesus born of Virgin bright,

Immortal glory be to thee;

Praise to the Father infinite,

And Holy Ghost eternally.

Christ is at hand. O come, let us worship him.

Hail Mary...

Amen.

FROM THE RACCOLTA OFFICIAL

NOVENA PREPARATORY TO CHRISTMAS In order to the devout preparation of ourselves for the glorious Birthday of our most loving Saviour, Jesus Christ, which the holy Church recalls to our memory every year on the 25th of December, and at the same time to render Him thanks for this great benefit, Pope Pius VII., by a Rescript of the Segretaria of the Memorials, dated August 12th, 1815 (which said Rescript is preserved in the Segretaria of the Vicariate), granted to all faithful Christians who, being contrite in heart, should prepare themselves for that great solemnity by a novena, consisting of pious exercises, prayers, acts of virtue, &c. -i. An indulgence of 300 days each day of the said novena, and -ii. A plenary indulgence to be gained on Christmas day, or on some day in its octave, by those who, after Confession and Communion, shall have made the said novena every day, and who shall pray according to the intentions of the Sovereigns Pontiff: and note that the Confession and Communion may be made on any one of the days of the said novena, provided the novena is correctly kept. This was declared by Pope Pius VIII., of holy memory, by means of the S. Congr. of Indulgences, July 9, 1830. These indulgences were extended by the above-named Pius VII. to one other time in the year, besides the the specified, when any one should make the aforesaid novena in honour of the Child Jesus.